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The great and terrible meaning of war
War is symbolic of humanity’s failure to live in the peaceable kingdom. Yet where there are humans there will always be a search for meaning.
The myth and reality of Jim Thorpe
David Maraniss’s biography of the legendary athlete highlights the contradiction in White America’s attitude toward Native people.
The mirror world under the sea
Millions of unknown species in our oceans inhabit a universe of storytelling and dreaming.
by Jeffrey Johnson
Lyz Lenz’s midrash on pregnancy and motherhood
Lenz blends storytelling and critique to explore the role of myths in defining women’s bodies.
by Kristel Clayville
Honeyland transcends language and location
A Macedonian beekeeper’s ordinary, mythical life
by Kathryn Reklis